Device for treating the stomach with ultra-violet rays



Nov. 25, 1930. M. s. NEWMAN DEVICE FOR TREATING THE STOHACH WITHULTRA-VIOLET RAYS Filed Oct. 10, 1929 ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 25, 1930moams's. NEWMAN, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY DEVICE FOR TREATING THE STOMACHWITH ULTRA- Application filed October 10, 1929. Serial No. 398,609.

This invention relates to for treating the stomach rays.

In the treatment of certain stomach disorders, the use of ultra-violetrays has been found efl'ective, but the application of the rays has beeninconvenient and diflicult due to the lack of proper apparatus.

It is an object of this invention to provide an apparatus by means ofwhich ultra-violet rays may be effectively applied for thetreatment ofinternal disorders. v. A further object is the provision of a device forapplying ultra-violet rays to the stomach, 16 the device being providedwith means for a device adapted with ultra-violet maintaining thestomach in an inflated condition so that the full effect ofthe rays willbe obtained. j These and other objects are attained by 20 the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter describedand shown in the accompanying drawing, con stituting a material and inwhich: 26 Figure 1 represents an elevational view showing'an.application of the device. Figure 2 represents asectional view showingdetails of the device.

Referring to the drawings, the, device is 30 shown to include a hood 3which may be clamped to an ultra-violet ray lamp, (not shown), by meansof the set screw 4.

Rays from the source of ultra-violet rays areprojected on to the quartzlens 5, positioned in the hood 3, and aredirected to a plurality ofspaced quartz cylinders 9, each quartz cylinder being connected to thenext adjacent'cylinder by a short flexible rubber tube 7, which isprovided with internal 40 flanges at its ends adapted to interlock withgrooves in the ends of the cylinders. The lowermost quartz element 8 hasa rounded tip so as to prevent injury to the oesophagus or stomach. Eachof the quartz cylinders is provided with a longitudinal central passage9, the passage in the ufppermost cylinder entering into a chamber ormedby the metal tubing 7 10, integral with and projecting from the lowerside of the hood 3. A short tube 11 part of this disclosure projectsfrom the tubing by a rubber tube 12 to a bulb 13, the

being provided with an the mouth of a as substantially shown i VIOLETRAYS 10, and is connected latter passed through person down into thestomach 11 Figure 1. Ultraviolet rays applied to the-lens 5 will then beconducted by means of the quartz cylinders 6't0 the stomach.

Inasmuch as it is necessary that the stomach be empty when treatmentsare made with ultra-violet rays, it

will be seen that an empty stomach will be in a deflated condition andprevent effective application of the rays.

Consequently, violet rays, the ing air through the bulb 13. The bulbstomach prior to applying the ultrais inflated by forcthe passages 9 bymeans of 13 is depressed to force the air into the stomach, and then thetube 12 is pinched the air from the stomach.

In the 'meantime, low air to enter to inflate 12 is then freed and bulb.

more air the valve 14 opens to althe bulb. The tube may be forced intothe stomach by again depressing the My invention utilizes the peculiarproplittle loss through and from the above de readily seen that I andeasily manipulated erty of quartz of conducting light rays with anon-rectilinear path;

scription it will be have presented a simple device for treating thestomach with ultra-violet rays.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive andillustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of theinvention,

to prevent the escape of of which, obviously, an embodiment may beconstructed including in departing from the general scope hereininodifications without dicated and denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described claim as new ters Patent, is:

my invention, what and desire to secure by Let- 1. A device for treatingthe stomach with ultra-violet rays comprising a plurality of spacedquartz cylinders,

flexible rubber tublng connecting said cylinders, a hood connected tothe uppermost attaching the hood to a s cylinder, means for ource ofultra-violet rays, and a lens in said hood to direct ultraviolet rays tothe cylinders.

2. A device for treating the stomach with ultra-violet rays, comprisinga plurality of spaced quartz cylinders having longitudinal passages,means for connecting said cylinders, means for directing ultra-vloletrays from a source to the cylinders, and means for forcing air throughthe passages in the cylinders so that the stomach may be inflated.

3. A device for treating the stomach With ultra-violet rays, comprisinga plurality of spaced quartz members having longitudinal passages,flexible means for connecting said members, and means for forcing airthrough the passages in the cylinders to inflate the stomach.

This specification signed this 8th day of October, 1929. 4

MORRIS S. NEWMAN.

